Louis Delmas injures left knee
Posted by Mike Florio on October 28, 2012, 4:57 PM EDT
Lions cornerback Houston celebrates his interception against the Eagles during the fourth quarter of their NFL football game in Philadelphia Reuters

Lions safety Louis Delmas missed the first four games of the season with a left knee injury. He now has another one.

Per a league source, X-rays were negative but further testing (specifically, an MRI) will be conducted on Monday. The injury happened in the third quarter. Delmas was examined on the sideline and then taken to the locker room.

Per various reports on Twitter, coach Jim Schwartz declined to characterize the condition as a re-injury.

It's too bad--the defense is noticeably better when Delmas is on the field.

a little early to speculate on this when we dont even know what the injury is...i saw it happen and i couldnt tell if delmas was trying to strut as if taunting the guy he just tackled or if he was limping. apparently it was a limp but he was putting full weight on that leg, I cant imagine it was a serious injury but m2k is right - he s a FA and injury prone. spievey's improved but concussion prone. im not sure silva is a starter yet though he has a nose for the ball. coleman is nothing and wendling is a special teamer. i think delmas will be back but there may still be a need for at minimum a player that could project to start - we have too many stopgap type players at the position.

The Lions desperately need at least one more quality safety, but I think they need two. We have no other starting quality safeties on this team other than Delmas.

generally, its not a premium position and spievey was playing very well before the repeat concussion. as for your comments about delmas, it IS very important to know what the injury is

generally, its not a premium position and spievey was playing very well before the repeat concussion. as for your comments about delmas, it IS very important to know what the injury is

Lions trade rumors: Detroit trying to deal for veteran safety?
http://www.prideofdetroit.com/2012/10/3 ... uis-delmas

By Sean Yuille on Oct 30, 2:52p
US PRESSWIRE
According to a report, the Detroit Lions are trying to deal for a veteran safety before Thursday's trade deadline.

Although safety Louis Delmas is considered day-to-day with a sore left knee, Jason La Canfora reports that the Detroit Lions "have some concern" about his status. Even if he wasn't dealing with a left knee injury they probably would have reason to be concerned considering it's a rarity that Delmas is healthy. He's by far their best safety, but he's hurt quite often.

Because of this, it looks like the Lions may try to trade for a veteran safety before Thursday's 4 p.m. ET deadline, at least that is what La Canfora is reporting.



If the Lions make any move, it'll probably involve improving the secondary. The pass defense hasn't been terrible in 2012, but it definitely could be better, and these next couple days are really the Lions' last chance to add any real contributors before next offseason.

Since Chicago and Detroit are so similar in region, mentality, and so on, what system are they running that allowed them to shut down our verticals, which in turn gave their front 7 time to beat up Stafford?

I think having the two deep, that are dependable and durable, really helped them, and I'm not sure we're too far away from that.

They let Tillman more or less handle CJ man-to-man with over the top S help. Tillman more or less shut CJ down, which is pathetic, but it's partially because Stafford couldn't throw a pass accurate enough to get it to him. They occasionally blitzed and our RBs and TEs weren't good enough to block the extra men, or get free in time to make a play. I wish we did more of the chip block before the pass route plays, and the block and leak out plays that other teams use against the blitz.

IMO, Linehan is most to blame out of anyone in the organization. Our offense lacks originality, it gets too focused on any one guy for FAR too long (Leshoure for an entire drive, then he's quiet for 3-4 more series, CJ for an entire drive then we don't target him for another Q, same with Titus and Pett). He's flat out garbage.